The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will join hundreds of organizations to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species during the third annual Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Landing Blitz, June 26 to July 4. Throughout the nine-day event, thousands of volunteers will join watercraft inspectors at boat launches in the Great Lakes states to educate boaters […]
Dairy Queen adds patio and new online ordering feature
If you have been to Grand Marais recently, you can’t miss the town’s colossal Highway 61 construction project. While much of it that work has taken place near the Grand Marias Dairy Queen, you might not have noticed the work that has been done behind those large mounds of dirt and deep holes. Because of the past year’s COVID- 19 […]
Matters of Record
Robert Ryan Burge, 37, Lino Lakes, Minnesota, pled guilty on June 17, 2021, to two petty misdemeanors of traffic speeding 74/45 and driving without proof of insurance, on June 15, 2021. Fines and fees total $485. Rilyn Michele Zender, 22, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, entered an amended plea of guilty on September 24, 2018, to a gross misdemeanor of possession of […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Wednesday, June 2 9:57 a.m. Grand Marais: Fourth Avenue West, check construction site. Caller was concerned about […]
“Passion Pit” Old Shore Beach Area Advisory Committee update
At the most recent meeting of this committee, consisting of members from the Cook County Historical Society, the City of Grand Marais, the county, tribal representatives, property owners along Old Shore Beach Road and committee members at large, there were several updates provided, along with an additional public comment which supported the recommendation of the committee for MnDOT to turn […]
Julie Joynes Carlson earns NAR pricing strategy advisor certification
Julie Joynes Carlson with Coldwell Banker North Shore has earned the nationally recognized Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) certification. The National Association of REALTORS® offers the PSA certification to REALTORS as determining property values depends more than ever on professional expertise and competence, the best use of technology, and a commitment to approach the pricing assignment from various perspectives. “Consumers deserve […]
North Superior Ski and Run Club receives grant
Glide, push, glide. We slice through the cool morning air. Smooth – almost like we are skiing on snow. Almost. Roller skiing is just one way a motivated group of athletes, part of Superior Edge, are keeping in shape and having fun together this summer thanks to a grant from Twin Cities skiers to Cook County skiers. North Superior Ski […]
Arvis Thompson retires from ODDZ & ENDZ
Monday, June 28, ODDZ & ENDZ was a busy place. Some came to shop and buy, some to browse, but many more came to wish super-volunteer Arvis Thompson, who was working her last day at the store, well as she gets set to embark on a new adventure. Arviz was one of the four founding members of ODDZ & ENDZ […]
Photos
The Cook County News-Herald has fixed up its patio area in front of the building for visitors and locals to enjoy this summer. Erlandson Stone & Pavers, represented by Paul Erlandson (left) and his assistant Colin Treiber, spent a day working in the rain; they repaired and leveled the stone pavers. Paul and Colin returned a couple weeks later to […]